AI shows promise in improving heart failure care

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOqFuhhKos/A new international study suggests that artificial intelligence may soon help doctors detect hidden heart disease years before symptoms develop.Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, working with collaborators in the United States and Europe, reported this week that an AI system analyzing routine electrocardiograms—better known as ECGs or EKGs—identified patients at high risk of developing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF. This form of heart failure accounts for about half of all heart failure cases and is often difficult to diagnose until symptoms become significant.In the study, the AI model detected subtle electrical patterns that physicians cannot easily recognize by eye, identifying high-risk patients with significantly greater accuracy than conventional screening methods.Researchers say the technology could eventually allow physicians to begin treatment much earlier, potentially slowing disease progression and reducing hospitalizations. Additional prospective clinical studies are now underway to determine whether using the AI system in everyday medical practice improves patient outcomes.References for this report are available on my website.#ArtificialIntelligence #HeartFailure #Cardiology #MedicalResearch #DigitalHealthArtificialIntelligence, HeartFailure, Cardiology, MedicalResearch, DigitalHealth